Means for packaging hosiery forms



I Nov. 24, 1931.

lw. J. DE wlTT MEANS FOR PACKAGING HOSIERY FORMS Filed May 21. 1929 VAVAVAvAVAVAVA' Wzze'can 19e M' @y Patente-:l Nov. 274, 1931 narran STATES N PATENT. ori-resi i WLLAM f1-'DE WITT, F Arretrati, NEW YORK, Assicfnon 'ro SHOE FORM co.1Nc., or

Y AUBURN NEW YORK, A CORPORATION. or new Yong MEANS ron rAoKAerNG'i-rosmn Iro'nivrs Application led May `21,

This invention relates to an `improvement in means for packaging-hosiery forms and other articles Vot an angular conformation. .Hosiery` forms., such as are showm for instance, in my lcop'ending application, Serial No. 290,252, filed July 8, 1928, arel not only angular in conformation but have a Vweight inthe toe thereof. In the packaging or these'lforms it has beenY tounddithcult to secure them snugly ,in position, `so thatu'they 4will not shift therefrom under thevibral tions toV which they are subjected during Vshipment and be scratched `or damaged thereby.l n .l l i The primary object of this invention :1s to providemeans tor so packaging such articles f that they will, not during shipment shift out fottheir desired position or come in Contact lwith each other. yl 1 Otherobjectswill appear trom a., consider- 1 at-ionot theollowingspecitication taken in accordancewith this invention;

connection with the drawingswhich torinal `part thereof,- and in which l Y Fig.- 1 is-,a plan., View of a Apair of Vhosiery forms mounted in a box or, shipping casein Fig. 2Ais a front elevation of one ofthe hosiery forms, illustrating the manner in which the ytoe ot dated; and Y H i Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view, taken along the line 3,-3 of Fig. 2.

vIn the drawings,the reference numeral 10 designatesia shipping box or case having a such formsl `is accommocentralchamber `11 in which the-articles are.

packed. In the chamber 11 along each side Vwall are removably inserted Viiller members 12 of rectangular conformation and alongV each end wall between the members 12 are` similar fillermembers 13. The walls of the Y chamber are thuslinedy with iiller members preferably,ithough not necessarily, ot corrugated material. `vEach iiller member l13 "is hollow, as shown in Fig. 3, and the inner wall 14 is slotted at one end to provide an opening into the interior of the filler member and Y an integral flap 15.

.The toe 16 of each form'17 is inserted through thefopening lin theliller member 13, vthe flap 15 lying against the instep 18 of the Iinner wall 14 of the'tiller memberfl receiving contacts with the baseA of the flap 15 the heel 1929. serial No. 364,797.; Y

form vshown in Fig. 2. rlhe forms 17 with. `2

the tiller'memb'er's` are then-placed in the ,chamber 11 with theupperend of each form resting against the ',unslcttedA portion of the the toe of the `other form. Thelength of the chamber 11 is-such'that, when so inserted,

.the outer Walls of the filler members .13 will rest against the end walls; Thus any tendency oi the forms tovshvift longitudinally is, prevented.v `1

The flaps 15 sepa-ratevthe the openings in the walls 14' are of the-proper ldepth so thatwhen the instep-18on theiform 19 is at the'end ot the ller member.` AThe iiller members 12 are'h then located l in theV chamber 11 to position the liller' members 13 y l andv close the ends thereof and tolbear against the back ofthe forms' 17 tl'ius holding them against Vibration laterally.

i "The lfiller'- members 13 are preferably tol-med with `one wall 20; ofdouble thickness,

loop 22 whichjsurrounds the weightedtoe of i a :torni and counteracts any tendencyot the the loops. While suitableY packing mightbe fornito rotate.' Thevtillermembers 12 ,-pre- Vvent the toes from becoming disengaged from inserted between the forms to'keep :themv apartit has been foundot advantage to lprovide the flaps 15 and such construction ,isvpreferred.` Y l 1 4 7 It .villjbe understoodthat theforms are; usually'wrappedindividually and that additional packaging .is provided so that,when

thelids 21 ofthe case arevfolded over and sealed, the forms and filler members arel'held against shifting vertically. `Thewrfapping, and packing material are omittedv fronifthe drawings becauseysincesuch `material `:forms no part of this inventiomits inclusion would interfere with the clarity thereofl` v Y g The particular hosiery fornisselected :EorlO illustration of this invention are What-'is Y `known as calf highV but it `wiil be Linderstood that forms of. other heights such. as

ankle high, knee high and thigh high are similarly packaged according' to my .invention and :that: other modifications ofmy inventionr may be'made withoutgdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the following claims.

' I claim: i

.1. Means for packaging a pair of hosiery forms in the chamber of acase, comprising y members having loops which receive the toes of the forms and wallsbetween which the feet of the forms are inserted whereby the members counteract 'any ltendency of the v*forms to rotate within the chamber.

2. Means for packaging a Ypair' of hosiery forms in the chamber-of -aY case, comprising -members having loopswliich receive the toes of the forms, and against whichthe-insteps rest, and walls-between which the feet Vof the forms are inserted, whereby thelops Ycounteract'fany tendency of the" forms to rotate withinv the chamber 1 andv means `preventing the toes from becoming disengagedffromthe loops. f

' 3. Means 'for packaging a pair of hosiery forms in the ychamber of a case,co1nprising'a hollow filler member. at eac-h end of such case f having an opening in the inner wall thereof through'which opening the toe of 'a form is f linserted,ltlie upper end of each'form resting l l against -theinner wall ofthe filler member- 'into the opening of which the toe ofthe other 1 form of the pair is inserted,

4l Meansfor packaging a pair of `hosiery forms in the chamber of a case, comprising a hollow filler member at each'end of such case havinganopening in the inner wall thereof through which` opening' the toe of 'a foin is inserted, and an integral fla-p Vwhich* rests against the instep of the form, the upper end ofeach form restingagainst the innerlwall Y vofthe filler'member into which the toe of the other form of the pair isinserted and be ing spaced from that form by vsaid flaps.

5. Means'for packaging a pair of hosiery *forms in the chamber of a case, comprising a hollow Afiller memberat each end of such case having an opening inthe inner V'wall thereof fthroughl which opening the toe of a form is inserted, the instep of the formbeing at the V*inner edge-,ofv the opening, the rheel of the form at the outer edge thereof andthe upper end of the form resting against thevinner wallV y :of the filler member into which the toe-of the i other formof the pair is insertedyan'dmeans reniik in Vthe chamber holding the .f forms in positionrelative to the fillerv members. 6. `Means for packaging a'pairof hosiery y "forms inthe'chamber'ofa case, comprising a hfollo'w'iller 'member atr each end: of such case havingjan'fopening in` therinner wall thereof thro'ughwhich opening thetoe ofV al form is inserted, the instep of the form being at the inner edge of the opening, the heel of the form at the outer Yedg'e'thereof, and

the upper end of the form resting lagainst rthe inner wall of the filler member into which `the toe of the other form of the'pair is inserted, an integral flap projecting from each filler memberr and separating the forms, and

forms in the chamber of a case, comprising a hollow filler member at each end of such'case.

and spaced from'the sides thereof having an opening in the inner wall thereof through whichopening the toe of a form is inserted,

the upper end of each formresting against the inner wall of the filler member into 'which the toeV of the other'fform of the pair is inserted, and means at the sides ofthe case fill-g. 'ing the spaces between the ends' of the filler i Vmembers and the side walls thereof.` Y

I 8. Means 'for packaging Vpairs of "hosiery,

forms vin the chamber `offa case, comprising a hollow filler member ateach end ofsuch caseL and spacedy from the sides thereof having an the ends of the filler walls thereof. c .A l 1 Y V9. Means forpacka'ging pairs of'hosiery members and the side Vforms'in the vchamber of a case, comprising a hollow filler member at eachend of such easel Y ,means in the chamberholdingthe forms in 4 position relative to the'illerV members.

7 QMeans for packaging pairs of Vhosiery Y n and Vspaced fromthe sides thereofhaving an Y opening in the innery wall thereof throughY which opening th'etoeV of a formris-inserted, the instep thereof' restingA against one edge of the opening and the heel being at the op-` posite edge thereoffthe'uppei'end of each form resting against the 'inner wall `of the. c

filler member into whichthe toe'of the other form of the pair is inserted and means'at the sides of the case fillingthe spacesbetween the vends of the filler members and the side Walls Y thereof and vholding the forms in position relative tothe filler members;

10. Means 'for packaging a hosiery,V form in the chamber of aV case, including ahollow filler member having an opening in one wall. lthereof through which opening the'toe of a Vform is inserted,.said filler-member including a loop which receives thetoe ofv the. form and against ther edge of whichtheinstep ofthe form rests. Y.

1L Means for packaginga hosieryvform in the chamber of a case, including-a hollow filler member having an opening in .one wall thereof throughwhich'opening the toe `of a 

